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The prevalence of hepatitis C virus in hemodialysis patients in Pakistan: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2020)
Journal Article
Akhtar, S., Abdul Nasir, J., Usman, M., Sarwar, A., Majeed, R., & Billah, B. (2020). The prevalence of hepatitis C virus in hemodialysis patients in Pakistan: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PloS one, 15(5), Article e0232931. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0232931

Background
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is one of the most common bloodborne viral infections reported in Pakistan. Frequent dialysis treatment of hemodialysis patients exposes them to a high risk of HCV infection. The main purpose of this pape... Read More about The prevalence of hepatitis C virus in hemodialysis patients in Pakistan: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Cost-effectiveness of intensive interventions compared to standard care in individuals with type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and critical appraisal of decision-analytic models (2020)
Journal Article
Usman, M., Khunti, K., Davies, M. J., & Gillies, C. L. (2020). Cost-effectiveness of intensive interventions compared to standard care in individuals with type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and critical appraisal of decision-analytic models. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 161, Article 108073. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2020.108073

Aims
The objective of this systematic review is to identify and assess the quality of published decision-analytic models evaluating the long-term cost-effectiveness of target-driven intensive interventions for single and multifactorial risk factor c... Read More about Cost-effectiveness of intensive interventions compared to standard care in individuals with type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and critical appraisal of decision-analytic models.